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Cuba Runs Out of Oil: Blackouts, Hospitals in Crisis & Trump Pressure Explained

Late last week, Cuba's government announced that the island-country's oil reserves had officially run dry.  CGTN's Sean Callebs spoke with Mercedes Gallego, International Journalist and Expert in Cuban & Latin American Affairs, about Cuba's growing humanitarian crisis. #bizshow #cuba #cubafuelcrisis #cubanoilshortags #cubanaid #Trump #Oil #USblockade 

00:00 Cuba's fuel crisis spirals out of control 00:20 Why Trump tightened pressure on Cuba 01:13 Cuba hospitals pushed to the brink 02:30 Is a humanitarian crisis coming? 03:07 Why Cubans are leaving in huge numbers 03:32 China steps in to help Cuba 04:47 Obama's Cuba opening reversed 05:24 Why Trump doubled down on Cuba 05:45 Does Trump want to build in Cuba?

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